“It gave us a great opportunity to get a feel for what daily life should be like at Bicester Heritage, with specialist engineers and heritage businesses engaging with owners of historic vehicles against the tree-lined backdrop of Britain’s last intact pre-war bomber station.”

Visitors were given a tour of the site, which is being renovated to create a multi-million pound heritage motor and aviation business park. After lunch, cars left in a convoy with the oldest, a 1935 Derby Bentley, driven by Lord Cope of Berkeley, taking the lead.